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| author | bbahnsen <bbahnsen@6f19259b-4bc3-4df7-8a09-765794883524> | 2006-07-27 15:55:59 +0000 |
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| committer | bbahnsen <bbahnsen@6f19259b-4bc3-4df7-8a09-765794883524> | 2006-07-27 15:55:59 +0000 |
| commit | af9a0f8f67aafaf5c7ffca7bcb664680502a1880 (patch) | |
| tree | d4c81ffce86376e66bb8a47883abcafa65b53970 /ReleaseNotes.txt | |
| parent | da7dea581dd0a2cc01793b5cd75b09a97eb05b6f (diff) | |
| download | edk2-platforms-af9a0f8f67aafaf5c7ffca7bcb664680502a1880.tar.xz | |
More info on gcc build.
git-svn-id: https://edk2.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/edk2/trunk/edk2@1123 6f19259b-4bc3-4df7-8a09-765794883524
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diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.txt b/ReleaseNotes.txt index d10f1efd01..de392458bb 100644 --- a/ReleaseNotes.txt +++ b/ReleaseNotes.txt @@ -193,7 +193,25 @@ gcc tool chain, you need the following tools on your host computer: bash, gcc, gmake, curl (or wget).
Only the MdePkg and EdkModulePkg are currently supported by gcc builds. Other
-builds, such as the EdkNt32Pkg, will not compile with gcc.
+builds, such as the EdkNt32Pkg, will not compile with gcc. By default, the edk2
+will try to build the NT32.fpd, which is not supported by gcc. So, you need to
+change the Tools/Conf/target.txt.
+
+The platform to be built is identified by the Tools/Conf/target.txt file:
+
+#
+# PROPERTY Type Use Description
+# ---------------- -------- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------
+# ACTIVE_PLATFORM Filename Recommended Specify the WORKSPACE relative Path and Filename
+# of the platform FPD file that will be used for the build
+# This line is required if and only if the current working
+# directory does not contain one or more FPD files.
+
+ACTIVE_PLATFORM =
+
+You can leave it black, as above, or set it to any .fpd file in the workspace.
+If you leave it blank, then you just cd to the dir that contains the .fpd that
+you would like to build (MdePkg/ or EdkModulePkg/) and then type build.
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A Word on compiling on Linux
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